A Municipal General Election for the positions of Mayor (1) and Councillors (8) will be conducted on Monday, October 19, 2026. General Elections are now held once every four years.
The City maintains an ongoing Voters List. To check if you are on the Voters List, or to enumerate, please complete the online enumeration form.
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To be eligible to vote you must be:
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| Am I on the Voter's List? | ||||||||
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The City maintains an ongoing Voters List. If you are uncertain whether you are on the Voters List, or would like to update your information, please complete an online enumeration form for you and your household. |
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The City of Yellowknife will be enumerating voters on behalf of Yellowknife Education District No. 1 and Yellowknife Catholic Schools. You may choose to vote for either:
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Voting Hours |
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Voter Assistance Locations will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on October 19, 2026. |
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| Residence | ||||||||
| Your residence is the place you adopt as your home and to which you intend to return to when you are absent. For the purposes of the election, you may only have one residence. | ||||||||
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| Students living temporarily outside of Yellowknife to advance their education, and who meet all of the eligibility requirements, maintain their status as an eligible voter. When enumerating ensure that their property address is their Yellowknife street address and their mailing address is the address they use to receive mail while living temporarily outside of Yellowknife. | ||||||||
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